List of industrial archaeology topics
This is a list of topics typically studied by students of industrial archaeology.
It is grouped into industry sectors: Extractive, Manufacturing, Public Utilities, Transport, Miscellaneous.
Extractive[]
Mining[]
Quarrying[]
- Sand pits
- Gravel pit
- Powder house
Manufacturing[]
- Beam engine
- Brewery
- Brewing
- Brick kiln
- Cement works
- Creamery
- Dairy
- Distillery
- Distilling
- Factory
- Forge
- glass
- Granary
- Hopper
- Kiln
- Pottery
- Silk Industry
- Spinning, Spinning jenny, , Spinning mule
- Stationary engine
- Steam engine
- Warehouse
- Weaving, Loom, Jacquard loom, Dobby loom, , Power loom, Flying shuttle
- Windpump
Mills[]
- Cotton mill
- Flax mill
- Fulling mill - see Fulling
- Gristmill
- Iron mill
- Lumber mill
- Millrace
- Mill engine
- Mill stone
- Oil mill
- Post mill
- Rolling mill
- Saw mill
- Smock mill
- Tailrace
- Textile mill
- Tide mill
- Tower mill
- Watermill
- Waterwheel
- Windmill
- Woollen mill
Public Utilities[]
Electricity[]
Gas[]
- Gasometer
Water[]
Steam[]
Hydraulic power[]
Transport[]
Aviation[]
Canals[]
- Aqueduct
- Canal basin
- Boat lift
- Bridge
- Canal lock
- Culvert
- Flash lock
- Inclined plane
- Spillover
Railways[]
- Air vent
- Bridge
- Buffer stops
- Catch point
- Crane
- Crossover
- Culvert
- Cutting
- Embankment
- Footbridge
- Gantry crane (Portainer)
- Ground frame
- Horse tram
- Inclined plane
- Junction (rail)
- Locomotive shed
- Level crossing
- Milepost
- Platform
- Ropeway
- Signal box (Signal cabin)
- Station
- Station building
- Station house
- Subway
- Track
- Trackbed
- Tram
- Tunnel
- Turnout
- Turntable
- Underpass
- Viaduct
- Waiting room
- Water column
- Water tank
- Water tower
Marine[]
Road[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Chimney
- Hydraulic pump
- Market house
- Weighbridge
See also[]
Categories:
- Industry-related lists
- Industrial archaeology
- Outlines of sciences
- Wikipedia outlines
- Archaeology-related lists